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is romney right? >> as you point out in the last seth, massachusetts engaged in exactly the same practices. conarca technologies, a solar energy company in massachusetts funded with $1.5 million by president obama coincidentally went bankrupt on friday. solyndra is not an isolated example of where the government can actually make mistakes on rating in the private sector. the government has a role to play in encouraging technologies. i personally am reluctant to see the government acting as a venture capitalist. i think it is hard. programs like the solyndra program began in the previous bush administration and existed for a long time in the government. not some idea that president obama came to washington with and suddenly adopted for the federal government. >> chris: but he embraced it and in the case of solyndra where he went out there? >> he embraced the idea of these kinds of investments. solyndra was not a political decision. when i was in the government i watched a number of other investments ma
is romney right? >> as you point out in the last seth, massachusetts engaged in exactly the same practices. conarca technologies, a solar energy company in massachusetts funded with $1.5 million by president obama coincidentally went bankrupt on friday. solyndra is not an isolated example of where the government can actually make mistakes on rating in the private sector. the government has a role to play in encouraging technologies. i personally am reluctant to see the government acting...
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and governor mitt romney if he has the right jobs plan he will be a winner here. it is all about jobs. >> brit: governor branstapped iowa's unemployment is down to 5.5 percent well below the national average. and president obama is polling in iowa, we look at one of those polls and enjoying a two and half percentage lead. that is a clear politics average of a number of polls. it strikes me that this state is a tough state for governor romney, wouldn't you agree? >> obama cared it by 10 points last time and he campaigned to unite people and there is a lot of independents that voted for him last time that feel betrayed and he spends all of his time attacking other people contrast that with ronald regan. he ran for reelection. good morning in america talks about the things he's doing to revitalize the american economy and dream and reducing taxes and regulations and that's what i am doing as governor and what republican governors are doing and contrast that with obama and his illinois friends. and what has the democrats done? they have the highest debt percapita. we
and governor mitt romney if he has the right jobs plan he will be a winner here. it is all about jobs. >> brit: governor branstapped iowa's unemployment is down to 5.5 percent well below the national average. and president obama is polling in iowa, we look at one of those polls and enjoying a two and half percentage lead. that is a clear politics average of a number of polls. it strikes me that this state is a tough state for governor romney, wouldn't you agree? >> obama cared it by...
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. >>> barack obama and mitt romney are making final preparations right now for their first presidential debate scheduled to begin in less than six hours. it will be held at 6:00 our time, at the university of denver. workers are putting the finishing touches on the stage this morning as both men checked out the setting. both sides agree expectations could play a big role in who people consider to be the winner. >> governor romney is probably a little bit the under dog but i think he will be ready and he's going to be ready on the issues which is really what this election is about. >> i think that expectations are probably working a little bit against us and more for mitt romney right now but at the end of the day i think that the winner is going to be declared by the american people based on what these two candidates say. >> this is the first of three debates between the presidential nominees. the vice president shall nominees also have a debate that happens next tuesday. you can watch tonights presidential debate on ktvu channel 2. our coverage starts at 6:00 p.m. we'll be streaming th
. >>> barack obama and mitt romney are making final preparations right now for their first presidential debate scheduled to begin in less than six hours. it will be held at 6:00 our time, at the university of denver. workers are putting the finishing touches on the stage this morning as both men checked out the setting. both sides agree expectations could play a big role in who people consider to be the winner. >> governor romney is probably a little bit the under dog but i think...
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romney was 51% compared to the president's 49%. right now romney ahead in the state of virginia. one more battleground state before we leave you, florida, 29 votes at stake here and the president and romey neck and neck here. we have watched these numbers change but still always with in about 49% of -- of the two candidates getting the votes. if you tiki a look offer all no big surprises, the pollsters have predicted this. we are continuing to monitor things and again once the polls close here in california you will see those votes in that number up there 168 and 148 change. >> all the areas will shade in quickly after eight after the polls close on the west coast. these states here, are -- there are predictions on what will happen. we expect missouri to go red, iowa is a toss up. it's a -- that's where the president got his campaign going the first time he was running for president. right now he has a good lead. we expect minnesota is normally democratic state and right now the president has the lead there as well. wisconsin a battleground state right now romney has the lead in
romney was 51% compared to the president's 49%. right now romney ahead in the state of virginia. one more battleground state before we leave you, florida, 29 votes at stake here and the president and romey neck and neck here. we have watched these numbers change but still always with in about 49% of -- of the two candidates getting the votes. if you tiki a look offer all no big surprises, the pollsters have predicted this. we are continuing to monitor things and again once the polls close here...
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. >>> right now what you're looking at is jon huntsman headquarters. he hasn't spoken yet. we're waiting for him to come up to the podium. new hampshire is key for jon huntsman. he essentially bet the farm on new hampshire. the question now is will a third place showing with 17% of the vote be enough for jon huntsman to continue on in this campaign and continue on down in south carolina which as julie mentioned a moment ago, is the next primary. we're waiting for jon huntsman to speak. when he does, hopefully we can bring you some of that live. you can follow all of the results on our website ktvu.com. >>> a bay area metal recycling plan is trying to come up with a plan to clean up its toxic mess in the bay. sims metal management plan has been ordered to come up with a plan by monday. the company processes old cars and appliances and when the pieces are loaded on to ships by conveyor belt, toxic chemicals drift into the bay. a near by sailing instructor talked to us about the problem. >> you would hope that that bay we play in is clean. >> pcb, mercury
. >>> right now what you're looking at is jon huntsman headquarters. he hasn't spoken yet. we're waiting for him to come up to the podium. new hampshire is key for jon huntsman. he essentially bet the farm on new hampshire. the question now is will a third place showing with 17% of the vote be enough for jon huntsman to continue on in this campaign and continue on down in south carolina which as julie mentioned a moment ago, is the next primary. we're waiting for jon huntsman to speak....
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, we saw mitt romney right here at the convention for the very first time. hi gave his wife a hug on the stage. the two big speeches tonight paul ryan and condoleezza rice. and on thursday mitt romney will officially accept the nomination. >> thank you. make sure you stay right here with ktvu for continuing coverage of the republican national convention. we have been streaming the convention on our website ktvu.com we'll continue to bring you live report from tampa through tomorrow. >>> we want to check in on way area traffic. let's go to sal. >> the traffic is starting off pretty well. it's moving along nicely along most areas. let's go outside and take a look at the 80 freeway which is one of the busiest early in the morning. from pinole to richmond all the way into berkeley. it's a nice looking drive. and continues to look good all the way to the mccarthur maze. also this morning we are looking at the bay bridge toll plaza. it is light. there are no problems coming into san francisco. if you are driving into livermore valley we already have some slowing i
, we saw mitt romney right here at the convention for the very first time. hi gave his wife a hug on the stage. the two big speeches tonight paul ryan and condoleezza rice. and on thursday mitt romney will officially accept the nomination. >> thank you. make sure you stay right here with ktvu for continuing coverage of the republican national convention. we have been streaming the convention on our website ktvu.com we'll continue to bring you live report from tampa through tomorrow....
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and it will end for mitt romney right here in this convention hall in boston tomorrow night. >> reporter: the scene is set here where tomorrow night mitt romney will win, concede or continue to wait. >> we could begin a better tomorrow tomorrow and with the help of the people in florida, that is what will happen. >> the man at the top of the ticket was hitting four swing states, starting in florida. 29 votes. then to virginia and ohio, the battleground state showing president obama with a tiniest of leads. and finally new hampshire. with its 4 electoral votes. >> depending on how you get to 270, 4 electoral votes, 6, that could make the difference. . >> reporter: she now teaches at harvard where mitt romney got his degree. she says the race could go either way. but not impossible to call where he was governor. poms show he will -- polls show he will not win here. >> we will finish strong and bring home a victory tomorrow. >> the sign says believe in america and tomorrow night mitt romney will find out if america believes in him. reporting live, rita williams, ktvu channel 2 news. >> and
and it will end for mitt romney right here in this convention hall in boston tomorrow night. >> reporter: the scene is set here where tomorrow night mitt romney will win, concede or continue to wait. >> we could begin a better tomorrow tomorrow and with the help of the people in florida, that is what will happen. >> the man at the top of the ticket was hitting four swing states, starting in florida. 29 votes. then to virginia and ohio, the battleground state showing president...
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. >>> happening right now republican presidential candidate mitt romney right there. he's holding a town hall meeting in jackson, mississippi. these are live pictures we are watching. he was looking one way. just turned. everyone is facing the other direction right now. that is him right in the middle of your screen. they are doing the pledge of allegiance there. mitt romney and others are focusing on mississippi and alabama just ahead of their primaries next tuesday. newt gingrich also campaigning in mississippi today. rick santorum is beginning his day in alabama. romney again is there listening they are saying a prayer right now. mitt romney is not expected to win the southern states according to the experts. newt gingrich and rick santorum are looking for wins in the south to boost their campaigns. as for ron paul, he has a campaign appearance today in missouri which will be holding its primary on march 17th. >>> you can actually see russia from land here in alaska. >> republicans are criticizing a new hbo movie called game change. it debuts tomorrow. the movie fo
. >>> happening right now republican presidential candidate mitt romney right there. he's holding a town hall meeting in jackson, mississippi. these are live pictures we are watching. he was looking one way. just turned. everyone is facing the other direction right now. that is him right in the middle of your screen. they are doing the pledge of allegiance there. mitt romney and others are focusing on mississippi and alabama just ahead of their primaries next tuesday. newt gingrich...
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right now mitt romney has 40, president obama has 61. this is the first time tonight that president is leading in electoral votes. >> we are getting new information on the election returns. you can go to ktvu.com for complete election results. look for the election 2012 section. >>> channel 2 news at five, our chief holes told us that warm weather like conditions will stick around for today. did they ever? >> a warm one, highs in the record range. 84 in santa rosa and above average temperatures. here is the deal starting to cool off by 7 degrees. as we get to thursday and friday maybe 30 degrees, as much as 30 degrees cooling on friday, the temperatures we have today. major cool down and showers in the forecast. here is how the computer model cease it. taking it through time. here is the fog at the coast. maybe the next hour you got fog back at ocean beach. fog back in pacifica and tomorrow afternoon the fog goes away in response to this. the leading edge of this cool air. it blows up the inversion. look at the time clock, thursday at 8:
right now mitt romney has 40, president obama has 61. this is the first time tonight that president is leading in electoral votes. >> we are getting new information on the election returns. you can go to ktvu.com for complete election results. look for the election 2012 section. >>> channel 2 news at five, our chief holes told us that warm weather like conditions will stick around for today. did they ever? >> a warm one, highs in the record range. 84 in santa rosa and above...
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the idea that romney is pivoting from the right to the center. on issues like his tax cuts, on immigration, on bipartisanship. do you see him sovereigning the conservative positions. >> well it has been driven by the presidency and i don't think if you asked a single conservative among the 70 million who are watching him and were absolutely, very excited by his proponents, they feel they have... what he has done is explain them better and -- >> chris: this tax cut is not a tax cut anymore, and, on immigration, he's not going to end the waivers, for the -- young people? >> a lot of this is, the press pivoting off of what barack obama has described his plan to be. mitt romney has been fairly consistent about what he plans to do. he went out there and said it, more clearly, to everyone, on tuesday night. and, it actually puts the obama team in a difficult position, it was the heart of their strategy was to paint him as this outrageous guy with failed ideas. that has not worked now. and, so what do they do? they can't do a big change of themselves, a
the idea that romney is pivoting from the right to the center. on issues like his tax cuts, on immigration, on bipartisanship. do you see him sovereigning the conservative positions. >> well it has been driven by the presidency and i don't think if you asked a single conservative among the 70 million who are watching him and were absolutely, very excited by his proponents, they feel they have... what he has done is explain them better and -- >> chris: this tax cut is not a tax cut...
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. >>> bay area supporters of mid romney are gathering right now at a huge, historic mansion where romney is holding a fundraiser this evening. even some democrats are showing up tonight. matt? >> reporter: guests are starting to arrive here for tonight's fundraisers. some cars have been making their way in font of the huge mansion here. -- in front of the huge mansion here. the biggest guest besides mitt romney is follower secretary of state condoleezza rice. our cameras showed anne leaving the home of john chambers. anne focus on unemployment. >> reporter: anne romney told the story of a need to turn our economy around and encouraged us all to go and talk to our friends and family about mitt. >> reporter: the democrats just showed up to criticize mitt romney about his record as governor of massachusetts. >> his long error of gutting companies for personal gain, leaving american workers without an opportunity to succeed and standing up for the middle class. >> some of the houghing i- profile attendees including condoleezza rice, again. >>> prawment called mitt romney today to graft him f
. >>> bay area supporters of mid romney are gathering right now at a huge, historic mansion where romney is holding a fundraiser this evening. even some democrats are showing up tonight. matt? >> reporter: guests are starting to arrive here for tonight's fundraisers. some cars have been making their way in font of the huge mansion here. -- in front of the huge mansion here. the biggest guest besides mitt romney is follower secretary of state condoleezza rice. our cameras showed...
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we do have some numbers and right now barack obama is leading mitt romney 52% to 48%. iowa has no numbers to report right now. that's also a battleground state and in the state of wisconsin that has been leaning towards the president, he is actually trailing right now but there is only about under 50,000 votes for each. there are many more voters in that in wisconsin. still early there. no states have been called that are battleground states. >> we want to take a look at the big battleground state of ohio. you talk about big money here, $216 million spent in this state and here is why ohio has 18 electoral votes. this is a close race, right now president obama leading in ohio 52% to mitt romney 48%. we want to take a look now at virginia. and think about this, the federal government has about a quarter of the economy in virginia. it will be interesting to see how the messages of both president obama and mitt romney play out amongst voters in virginia. 13 electoral votes up. 52% for romney compared to president obama's 48% and that key battleground state of virginia. on
we do have some numbers and right now barack obama is leading mitt romney 52% to 48%. iowa has no numbers to report right now. that's also a battleground state and in the state of wisconsin that has been leaning towards the president, he is actually trailing right now but there is only about under 50,000 votes for each. there are many more voters in that in wisconsin. still early there. no states have been called that are battleground states. >> we want to take a look at the big...
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if you want obama, go left, if you want romney, go right. >> it wasn't like one side was chocolate and one was vanilla ice cream? that would be racist. >> that would be racist. >> i didn't say anything. but i have to say romney is the star of this show. >> i love to fire people because it gives them an opportunity to reentrepreneur. putting people out of work gives them a chance to get work. i want to support the winning side of an issue, no matter what it is. >> the winning side, okay. therefore, you support me. >> i support you leaving and me arriving. and i also support you staying so i can replace you. >> that's very confusing, mr. romney. >> i wish the polls worked this way. >> i think more people to vote. >> soft serve is my favorite. >> chocolate or vanilla? >> yes. >>> you guys are about to be overcome by major cuteness. what you're looking at are some raccoons. they were found abandoned in the woods, there were four of them. unfortunately one was deceased when they found them. so this retired woman, who is a big-time animal lover, decided to take them in, give them a home and
if you want obama, go left, if you want romney, go right. >> it wasn't like one side was chocolate and one was vanilla ice cream? that would be racist. >> that would be racist. >> i didn't say anything. but i have to say romney is the star of this show. >> i love to fire people because it gives them an opportunity to reentrepreneur. putting people out of work gives them a chance to get work. i want to support the winning side of an issue, no matter what it is. >>...
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mitt romney has won kentucky 58% to 42%. we move to indiana, romney territory right now. he is leading in indiana with 21% of the precincts reporting. mitt romney has the lead. 55% to 45% over obama. these are very early numbers. we have quite a ways to go. >>> i want to shift your focus to this part of the country. let's look at north carolina. 15 electoral votes at stake in this state. president obama leading in north carolina. let's look at results in south carolina and see how things are shaping up there. 9 electoral votes at stake in south carolina. 1% of the precincts reporting. next we go to the state of georgia. polls closing there just about an hour ago with 16 electoral votes. mitt romney well ahead of president obama, just 2% of the precincts reporting. the state of florida with its 29 electoral votes, you can see president obama leading in this state. of course a lot of talk throughout this campaign about the importance of winning florida. we'll be monitoring all of the states. number are coming in by the minute. >> polls are closing and we are tracking the re
mitt romney has won kentucky 58% to 42%. we move to indiana, romney territory right now. he is leading in indiana with 21% of the precincts reporting. mitt romney has the lead. 55% to 45% over obama. these are very early numbers. we have quite a ways to go. >>> i want to shift your focus to this part of the country. let's look at north carolina. 15 electoral votes at stake in this state. president obama leading in north carolina. let's look at results in south carolina and see how...
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, romney has 36%. now to oklahoma where rick santorum has just been declared the winner. he has 35% of the vote there. newt gingrich and romney each have 27%. so, romney, santorum, gingrich all have victories tonight. we'll continue tracking the results as they come in. we'll bring you an update coming up in this newscast. >>> the stock market's rally took a hit today with the dow jones industrial average. dropping more than 1-1/2%. the dow closed down 203 points it's biggest drop of the year. the nasdaq was off 40 points to a climb of 1-1/3 point. >>> the first of three coast guard meetings for the american cup is just getting under way in san francisco. the coast guard is holding the meetings to lay out their proposed rules for the san francisco bay this summer and next summer. again that first meeting is taking place tonight at the precidio. the second will be tomorrow and the third thursday night in oakland. >>> the clothing store slated to take over the space now occupied by san francisco's histor
, romney has 36%. now to oklahoma where rick santorum has just been declared the winner. he has 35% of the vote there. newt gingrich and romney each have 27%. so, romney, santorum, gingrich all have victories tonight. we'll continue tracking the results as they come in. we'll bring you an update coming up in this newscast. >>> the stock market's rally took a hit today with the dow jones industrial average. dropping more than 1-1/2%. the dow closed down 203 points it's biggest drop of...
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right now romney leads santorum in the latest poll by 6 points. >>> santorum in the meantime also stopped in michigan today hoping for an upset victory in the primary. he told the same audience he's remained consistent on the big issues including how he doesn't buy climate change and knocking romney's support of carbon caps. he also criticized president obama for wanting everyone in america to go to college saying "what a snob." >>> ron paul called for revolution today while campaigning in michigan. paul continues to break with the republican's platform pushing for an end in global involvement and decriminalization of marijuana. he trails romney and santorum in the polls. >> only on 2, ktvu has obtained exclusive video of police interrogations that shed new lights on a killing spree in the central valley. loren herzog was arrested in 1999. he describes the night his accomplice sexually assaulted and killed cyndi vanderheiden. officials continue to search for more bodies based on a map recently drawn by shermantine. shermantine is on death row for murder. stay with ktvu for continuing deve
right now romney leads santorum in the latest poll by 6 points. >>> santorum in the meantime also stopped in michigan today hoping for an upset victory in the primary. he told the same audience he's remained consistent on the big issues including how he doesn't buy climate change and knocking romney's support of carbon caps. he also criticized president obama for wanting everyone in america to go to college saying "what a snob." >>> ron paul called for revolution...
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as it stands right now, mitt romney has the most delegates with 220. rick santorum has 86, newt gingrich has 39, ron paul has 46. more numbers are coming in, we'll have an update including the battle in oklahoma and tennessee. >>> a lot is at stake and the republican candidates for president spent super tuesday looking for last minute votes. in some cases casting their own votes. mitt romney and his wife arrived home in massachusetts after campaigning in ohio. they headed straight to their hometown of bedford to cast their votes. reporters asked romney about president obama's approach to iran and iran's potential to build nuclear weapons. >> this president has made incredible errors. >> reporter: mitt romney says he will watch election returns tonight with his family and supporters in boston. >>> republican rival rick santorum is waiting for his results in ohio tonight. we have a live picture of what's happening at his campaign in ohio. the former pennsylvania senator is hosting an election night party at a local high school. now earlier today, santoru
as it stands right now, mitt romney has the most delegates with 220. rick santorum has 86, newt gingrich has 39, ron paul has 46. more numbers are coming in, we'll have an update including the battle in oklahoma and tennessee. >>> a lot is at stake and the republican candidates for president spent super tuesday looking for last minute votes. in some cases casting their own votes. mitt romney and his wife arrived home in massachusetts after campaigning in ohio. they headed straight to...
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would role back their right to the 1950s. >>> mitt romney's campaign is shadow it, he is traveling on the mitt romney tour bus. today louisiana governor will climb on the mitt romney bus. he has appearances same as the president and both of them are interested top contenders for the vice-presidential running mate. >>> mitt romney ruffled some feathers with his comments. >> people here somewhere in america think america will become like greece or spain or italy or like california, i am just kidding about that one, they will have a hard time with america. >> he said california like greece has a huge budget deficit because of worth less spending. the joke didn't go over well but the costs have fallen making it is exact opposite of spain italian greece. >>> at the end of the vietnam war they are cleaning up chemicals left behind by agent orange. the cleanup will take place in central vietnam. they are mainly cleaning up die objection end which a chemical linked to cancer. this is the first involvement in the direct clean up. >>> another tragedy for a south bay family. this is now connecte
would role back their right to the 1950s. >>> mitt romney's campaign is shadow it, he is traveling on the mitt romney tour bus. today louisiana governor will climb on the mitt romney bus. he has appearances same as the president and both of them are interested top contenders for the vice-presidential running mate. >>> mitt romney ruffled some feathers with his comments. >> people here somewhere in america think america will become like greece or spain or italy or like...
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she believes romney has the right political idea to run the country. brewer's endorsement could be a big boost in arizona. >> reporter: santorum has now requested secret service protection. the department of homeland security plans to provide it. santorum requested prevention after a rowdy rally in washington state last week. cnn also says that newt gingrich has also requested it but hasn't yet received a response. right now the only candidate to receive secret service protection is mitt romney. >>> bay area syrian americans today have called to an end to the rule of assad as violence continued to claim lives in syria. about 50 people demonstrated in san francisco to bring attention to the crisis in syria. activists in syria say at least 55 people were killed by government forces today including 25 in homs. they say they don't want u.s. intervention but believe the u.s. and itself allies can use their powers differently. >> more pressure on iran, more pressure on china to help protect the civilians. that's something we can do. enable the people of syri
she believes romney has the right political idea to run the country. brewer's endorsement could be a big boost in arizona. >> reporter: santorum has now requested secret service protection. the department of homeland security plans to provide it. santorum requested prevention after a rowdy rally in washington state last week. cnn also says that newt gingrich has also requested it but hasn't yet received a response. right now the only candidate to receive secret service protection is mitt...
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excuse me president romney. [ laughter ] >> you heard right. romney smiling it off. john mccain did endorse mitt romney on wednesday in new hampshire. that was a mistake what he said earlier. >>> pretty big topic on twitter though. >> yes, it is. >> sal, how is traffic? >> i've had moments like that. and i'm not a senior yet. >> we're on tv. we make mistakes all the time. >> we can call it a sal moment if you want. let's take a look at the commute. i'm going to be a funny old guy i think. let's take a look now at 237 as you cross 880. the traffic looks pretty good as you cross 880 here. no major problems on 880 north and southbound in oakland or 580 this morning. if you are driving to the bay bridge toll plaza it's light. let's go to steve. >> thank you, sir. cool down today. we do have low clouds over us. really cold. 20s, 30s and 40s on the lows. mostly sunny. looks like the wind kicks in this weekend. >>> time now 6:57. coming up on mornings on two. a very intense night for one san francisco neighborhood. gunshots bring out a swat team and shuts down a freeway. >>
excuse me president romney. [ laughter ] >> you heard right. romney smiling it off. john mccain did endorse mitt romney on wednesday in new hampshire. that was a mistake what he said earlier. >>> pretty big topic on twitter though. >> yes, it is. >> sal, how is traffic? >> i've had moments like that. and i'm not a senior yet. >> we're on tv. we make mistakes all the time. >> we can call it a sal moment if you want. let's take a look at the commute....
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so right now, we're still waiting for mr. romney to come down. that going up the stairs is george schultz former secretary of state. he is going up to welcome romney. and we're just going to be waiting here to see when he comes off. and like i said see if we can actually get in a word edge wise with him. >> john is there anybody else out there? looks like there are some other folks out there waiting to greet him as well, is that the case? >> yeah, there's definitely quite a bit, if you see there under the wing. that looks like the -- the candidates press corp. that has been traveling with him. also as i said, probably quite a few staff members and some secret service. obviously protecting the candidate wherever he goes. but, we do have quite a bit of local media here as well. we're all waiting hoping that we get a chance to say something to him. but at this stage it doesn't look like we're going to get much of a chance. >> john i know that you've covered presidential arrivals on air force one before. can you compare and contrast what you are seei
so right now, we're still waiting for mr. romney to come down. that going up the stairs is george schultz former secretary of state. he is going up to welcome romney. and we're just going to be waiting here to see when he comes off. and like i said see if we can actually get in a word edge wise with him. >> john is there anybody else out there? looks like there are some other folks out there waiting to greet him as well, is that the case? >> yeah, there's definitely quite a bit, if...
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the romney campaign point out as a senator you voted against a national right to work law to allow people to get jobs without joining a union and supported the davis bacon act that requires government contractor to pay the prevailing wage. it is the case on both of those issues you sided with big labor. >> guest: in my 16 year career of representing labor districts and state of pennsylvania is a heavy labor. my vote was 13 percent. i along with 70 other senators vote to have a federal change in the,um,um, the right to work statute because i represented pennsylvania which was not a right to work state. i said i would sign a national right to work. and i talk about it in the debate. he ignored the president. i am not representing a state that had the interest in keeping the laws. i represent behais best for the country and i am taking that position. head of the aflco calling rick santorum a friend of big labor is like calling romney a conservative and that is not true. they spent money to beat me in 200 and will before that. you have someone who supported governor walker and what he was doi
the romney campaign point out as a senator you voted against a national right to work law to allow people to get jobs without joining a union and supported the davis bacon act that requires government contractor to pay the prevailing wage. it is the case on both of those issues you sided with big labor. >> guest: in my 16 year career of representing labor districts and state of pennsylvania is a heavy labor. my vote was 13 percent. i along with 70 other senators vote to have a federal...
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all of that is a warm-up to the most important speech mitt romney has delivered. >> right now what's keep thing race close is that voters are not sure they know who he is and not sure they like him. >> it is clear after three days of the convention that the party is united behind mitt romney. it's the undecided or swing voters that mitt romney must reach out to tonight to convince them that he belongs in the white house. >> i don't know if he made that case yet. that's why tonight is so important. >> reporter: before mitt romney speaks there will be cell primetime speakers. that is society to begin in about an hour. the speeches have been running about 15 minutes late or more. back to you. >> we'll air mitt romney's speech live at 7:00 tonight. the raiders game will still be aired live but instead of airing on channel 2, it will air on our sister station tv 36. >>> we're on gop convention watch with the condition raw costa republican party. what they're hoping to hear from their candidate for president and what it means for california. >> for many today significant cooling, up to 20
all of that is a warm-up to the most important speech mitt romney has delivered. >> right now what's keep thing race close is that voters are not sure they know who he is and not sure they like him. >> it is clear after three days of the convention that the party is united behind mitt romney. it's the undecided or swing voters that mitt romney must reach out to tonight to convince them that he belongs in the white house. >> i don't know if he made that case yet. that's why...
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right now ron paul -- i'm sorry mitt romney the projected winner. ron paul coming in second. huntsman coming in third. huntsman bet the farm on new hampshire. so now it's to be seen who will continue in south carolina. >>> a stadium struggle is shaping up in san francisco. the city's planning commissioner is now leading an effort to keep the team from moving to santa clara. paul chambers live in the city from the very latest on a stadium in the city which won't be paid for with taxpayer dollars. >> reporter: at&t ballpark is a privately owned venue. this weekend the san francisco 49ers play off game is happening in front of a home crowd. leading some to say this is the perfect time for fans to get behind a new plan to keep them in san francisco. >> i think i can put together a leadership group that perhaps can provide the funding to take the next step in a possibility for san francisco stadium. >> reporter: anthony micalini is a private citizen own lifetime 49er fan. today he held a private meeting with potential investors and hoping to coming up with a plan to fund a stadium
right now ron paul -- i'm sorry mitt romney the projected winner. ron paul coming in second. huntsman coming in third. huntsman bet the farm on new hampshire. so now it's to be seen who will continue in south carolina. >>> a stadium struggle is shaping up in san francisco. the city's planning commissioner is now leading an effort to keep the team from moving to santa clara. paul chambers live in the city from the very latest on a stadium in the city which won't be paid for with...
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you can watch romney's address right here on ktvu.com. our coverage begins at 7:00 p.m. coming up in 11 minutes, president obama's ride to rally the youth vote. >>> now to our continuing coverage of hurricane isaac. it has now been downgraded to a tropical storm. right now, it is still dumping heavy rain in louisiana, and other states on the gulf coast. we have team coverage this evening. our chief meteorologist bill martin has the latest stormtrack. we begin in our newsroom with ken wayne. >> even though isaac has been downgraded. it is still causing widespread flooding, power outages, and so far one death. national guard troops and sheriff deputies went house to house today southeast of new orleans, evacuating people and their pets in a stretch of st. john parish. >> first we were going to try to leave then we didn't. because we had no place to go. >> one person died from trying to remove a fallen tree from a stranden vehicle. isaac continues to pour rain and a storm surge pushes against levees. the water did make it south of plaquemines parish. >> we'll be dealing wit
you can watch romney's address right here on ktvu.com. our coverage begins at 7:00 p.m. coming up in 11 minutes, president obama's ride to rally the youth vote. >>> now to our continuing coverage of hurricane isaac. it has now been downgraded to a tropical storm. right now, it is still dumping heavy rain in louisiana, and other states on the gulf coast. we have team coverage this evening. our chief meteorologist bill martin has the latest stormtrack. we begin in our newsroom with ken...
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the plan. >> this is mitt romney on stage right now. now, romney will be here in the bay area tomorrow for another fund-raiser. meg whitman announced that she's hutting -- cutting 25,000 jobs at hewlett-packard. >> california's 9 -- 911 license plate program under investigation. according to the press review "the state has collectedle a few people about the state's budget -- according to the press preview the state has collected -- contacted a few people about the state's budget program. >>> in just a couple of hours, a judge will dae side whether audio recordings of a manson family member should be turned over to the l.a.p.d. police believe those recordings which contain conversations between charles "text" watson and his mother may include watson talking about this. he'ser is everyoning a life sentence for f.m. murder. >>> it's if the -- it's against the law but that's not stop be zip lining. police cut some of those rope swings down but they say they put them right back up. >> i like drinking -- drinking beer and then doing rope thin
the plan. >> this is mitt romney on stage right now. now, romney will be here in the bay area tomorrow for another fund-raiser. meg whitman announced that she's hutting -- cutting 25,000 jobs at hewlett-packard. >> california's 9 -- 911 license plate program under investigation. according to the press review "the state has collectedle a few people about the state's budget -- according to the press preview the state has collected -- contacted a few people about the state's...
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>> reporter: that's right, dave, last night mitt romney had a great night to put it bluntly. he was ahead of the pack for quite a while and state polls here in new hampshire, he pulled it off and he didn't sale above those expectations and he didn't fall below. he has two wins under his belt. he barely won iowa by eight votes. the second place finisher was 17 points behind him and this was rand paul. third place jon huntsman and mitt romney had a very strong speech and a lot of people are calling it presidential. and even though nobody else as won anything at this point, nobody is saying they are ready to throw in the towel and all candidates are going to south carolina and they are all there in fact the primaries are a week from saturday and that will be an interesting race. >> that is chris welsh, thank you for the update from manchester new hampshire. >> it will be exciting next week. >>> fda issues an important warning involving a popular breakfast drink. >>> also away area sheriff, the new information about domestic violence allegations. >>> an elementary school teacher
>> reporter: that's right, dave, last night mitt romney had a great night to put it bluntly. he was ahead of the pack for quite a while and state polls here in new hampshire, he pulled it off and he didn't sale above those expectations and he didn't fall below. he has two wins under his belt. he barely won iowa by eight votes. the second place finisher was 17 points behind him and this was rand paul. third place jon huntsman and mitt romney had a very strong speech and a lot of people are...
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and right now, according to the polls, romney is trailing obama badly among hispanics whampt does he need to do to reach out with hispanic light? >> guest: i think hispanic community are faith, family and patriotism. the rate of military enlistment is higher than any demographic. a friend of mine said when the last time you saw a his panic han handler. in my life i never once have seen a hispanic pan handler. they are all conservative. faith, and family and hard work and responsibility. what governor romney nides to do and is doing is defending those values and making the case that the obama agenda is incredibly destructive community. hispanic unemployment is higher than the national average when the federal government is killing small jobs it is hurting the future of the hispanic community. >> chris: finally talk about ted cruz. as a teenager you used to travel around the state giving speeches around the state on conservative values. you were not the normal teenager. >> guest: i don't disagree. i was blessed to have an opportunity. when you are a child of a immigrant who was torteur
and right now, according to the polls, romney is trailing obama badly among hispanics whampt does he need to do to reach out with hispanic light? >> guest: i think hispanic community are faith, family and patriotism. the rate of military enlistment is higher than any demographic. a friend of mine said when the last time you saw a his panic han handler. in my life i never once have seen a hispanic pan handler. they are all conservative. faith, and family and hard work and responsibility....
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after that -- and it was right after that speech that mitt romney showed up on the stage hugging his wife. looking forward to today we'll hear several more speeches. back to you. >> h. >>> :19. lawmakers in new zealand vote today on legalizing same-sex marriage. this is the first of three votes. >>> cleanup is now underway of some boat wreckage that washed up bodega bay. the 35-foot boat called the sea biscuit pulled up. they see some of the items and wreck -- they say some of the items an wreckage could could could -- could be harmful to the animal complaining. 7. >>> ra woman from stockton may be the latest yosemite visitor to contract the hantavirus. >>> it is 8:24. a woman from stock ton says she may have contracted hantavirus after visiting yosemite national park. >> by wednesday i was flat on my back. i couldn't get out of bed. i felt a huge heaviness to my chest. >> a blood test confirms show has the disease. >>> after years of having a shortened or canceled sal conseason, they say the amount of fish they are bringing back has varied. some of the fishing trips were very succes
after that -- and it was right after that speech that mitt romney showed up on the stage hugging his wife. looking forward to today we'll hear several more speeches. back to you. >> h. >>> :19. lawmakers in new zealand vote today on legalizing same-sex marriage. this is the first of three votes. >>> cleanup is now underway of some boat wreckage that washed up bodega bay. the 35-foot boat called the sea biscuit pulled up. they see some of the items and wreck -- they say...
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but we have just learned mitt romney has clenched the republican nomination for president. >>> right now the city of pinol is holding a special meeting to consider severe budget cuts if voters fail to renew a city tax. an 8% tax is set to expire at the end of the year. the city is considering cutting 14 city positions. the city's swim center may also close. >>> the city passed a bill that would limit the pay for state university employees. the measure would ban public pay raises at csu schools for the next 10 years and then limit raises to 10% for the next four. >> there's a balance of what we can pay and what we ought to charge our students and their families. >> reporter: the bill now heads to the assembly, if it passes, and is signed by the governor within the next month the salary cap could go into effect immediately. >> another controversy is surfacing over housing for csu presidents. the university system has reportedly spent more than $2 million renovating homes for campus presidents over the last few years. leland yee says the numbers replace the misplaced priorities of the c
but we have just learned mitt romney has clenched the republican nomination for president. >>> right now the city of pinol is holding a special meeting to consider severe budget cuts if voters fail to renew a city tax. an 8% tax is set to expire at the end of the year. the city is considering cutting 14 city positions. the city's swim center may also close. >>> the city passed a bill that would limit the pay for state university employees. the measure would ban public pay...
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and apology for america's values is never the right course. >> governor romney seems to have a tendency to shoot first and i'm later and as president one of the things i learned is you can't do that chris president obama and governor romney with punch and counter punch over the u.s. reaction to the violence in the middle east this week. we are back now with the panel. it has been the big political question in washington this last week. did mitt romney make a mistake attacking the president's policies just five hours after we found out that those four americans had been slaughtered in benghazi. brit, as you look back at this over the last few days what do you think? >> i think what he said was correct but it was clumsy. and it opened him up to charges that he made a terrible mistake. we had an almost ludicrous overreaction in a lot of the media about it in which what he did became the big story rather than what was happening over there which was not a great moment for the national media i'm sad to say. he could have waited, it might have been better if he had. look, what he was criticizi
and apology for america's values is never the right course. >> governor romney seems to have a tendency to shoot first and i'm later and as president one of the things i learned is you can't do that chris president obama and governor romney with punch and counter punch over the u.s. reaction to the violence in the middle east this week. we are back now with the panel. it has been the big political question in washington this last week. did mitt romney make a mistake attacking the...
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the recession deeper, the recovery slower and that meant that more people had to suffer >> reporter: right on romney's heels, texas representative ron paul who finished second in new hampshire tuesday and a more cube apt paul doing his best to separate himself from the pack. >> i'm the only one who offered the real cut in the budget. evereveryone is calling about cuts into the proposed increases which makes no dent in our budget at all. >> newt gingrich, former pennsylvania santorum and former governor jon huntsman. not to beone done, gone nor rick perry who did not campaign much in new hampshire opting straight to south carolina. >> citizens of south carolina, not only are they patriotic, being a veteran plays well here. >> reporter: south carolina is the first southern contest of the nomination process with the winner taking all its delegates. in manchester, new hampshire, jennifer davis, fox news. >>> jobs and taxes are the focus in washington, d.c. where president obama is holding a summit at this hour urging businesses to bring jobs back. he says that rising u.s. productivity and comp
the recession deeper, the recovery slower and that meant that more people had to suffer >> reporter: right on romney's heels, texas representative ron paul who finished second in new hampshire tuesday and a more cube apt paul doing his best to separate himself from the pack. >> i'm the only one who offered the real cut in the budget. evereveryone is calling about cuts into the proposed increases which makes no dent in our budget at all. >> newt gingrich, former pennsylvania...
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: that's right. mitt romney hoping to win over voters at home. >> reporter: in front of a crowd mitt romney tried to differentiate his foreign policy from president obama. mitt romney said the risk of conflict is higher now than when the president took office. he said he would increase military spending, arm syrian rebels and tighten sanctions on iran, on israel he would restart peace negotiations. >> reckless. >> reporter: just before the speech the obama campaign described his summer trip abroad and questions his first response to attacks on the u.s. embassy in libya. it is similar to what president obama said in a interview. >> governor romney has a tendency to shoot first and name later. as president you can't do that. >> reporter: till mitt romney hoping to capitalize on the momentum of his debate performance. >> reporter: international relations will take center stage at the october 22 debate. ann rubin, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> republican vice presidential candidate paul ryan continued with th
: that's right. mitt romney hoping to win over voters at home. >> reporter: in front of a crowd mitt romney tried to differentiate his foreign policy from president obama. mitt romney said the risk of conflict is higher now than when the president took office. he said he would increase military spending, arm syrian rebels and tighten sanctions on iran, on israel he would restart peace negotiations. >> reckless. >> reporter: just before the speech the obama campaign described...
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we are moving in the right direction. john, i want to raise another point that i hope folks would -- i would like to see mitt romney release more than one year of tax records. there are disturbing reports that he has a secret bermuda corporation and investment in caymans and swiss bank account. why would a american businessman need secretive invest ams like thamp >> and all right, if i could finish off and leave folks with somebody in regard with the rom no. about those off shore investment from he hasn't paid a penny less in tax his liability is the same as if he held them directly in the u.s.. he is accountable for u.s. taxes and some investment in foreign countries are tax havens but mitt romney does not hold any such investments. appreciate you being here. >> thank you so much. >> and joining us from las vegas is reince priebus. welcome . >> thank you, john. >> what is on the top of your mind after listening to the chairman of the democratic national committee. >> i don't know if she is on vacation in new hampshire or
we are moving in the right direction. john, i want to raise another point that i hope folks would -- i would like to see mitt romney release more than one year of tax records. there are disturbing reports that he has a secret bermuda corporation and investment in caymans and swiss bank account. why would a american businessman need secretive invest ams like thamp >> and all right, if i could finish off and leave folks with somebody in regard with the rom no. about those off shore...
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we have these live pictures right now of mitt romney. polls show the two candidates are neck-and-neck with some key king swing states, favoring mitt romney -- key swing states favoring mitt romney, others are favoring president obama. p. >>> as we mentioned -- >>> as we mentioned steve paulson is keeping an eye on the all-important forecast for the world series. wo 6x >>> the board of supervisors in san mateo county has unanimously approved a ban on plastic bags in stores in unincorporated areas of the county. the ban goes into effect in april. after that, people who don't have a reusable bag with them will have to pay 10 cent insurance a paper bag. several cities in san mateo and santa clara counties have indicated they will follow suit. >>> the future of the contra costa county fire protection district will be decided by voters next month depending upon whether they support measure q. new at noon, alex savidge joins us live from pleasant hill and you just talked with the chief during the last hour. >> reporter: i did. the fire chief sa
we have these live pictures right now of mitt romney. polls show the two candidates are neck-and-neck with some key king swing states, favoring mitt romney -- key swing states favoring mitt romney, others are favoring president obama. p. >>> as we mentioned -- >>> as we mentioned steve paulson is keeping an eye on the all-important forecast for the world series. wo 6x >>> the board of supervisors in san mateo county has unanimously approved a ban on plastic bags in...
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>>> they believe romney had a strong showing. folks are filing out of the room right now where they have been watching about 50, 70 people gathered here he it walnut creek at the gop watch party. here is their reaction starting first with the chair of the democratic party. >> i think romney did great. he was very presidential. he is so very measured. i think he gave voters the comfort they needed to see against someone who is going up against someone whose policies have failed. he. >> he is clearly makes his points. >> i think they are making good jabs and holding their own. the issue is to look at what are they saying and it is which one -- instead of continuing over the path that has failed over the last four years. >> that was the chair of the state gop party that we heard from initially. again, spirited reaction from this group especially to mitt romney's comments that he plans to reduce taxes from the middle class and about 60, 70 people here. a lot of folks feel like it went well and we are live here in walnut creek. >> how
>>> they believe romney had a strong showing. folks are filing out of the room right now where they have been watching about 50, 70 people gathered here he it walnut creek at the gop watch party. here is their reaction starting first with the chair of the democratic party. >> i think romney did great. he was very presidential. he is so very measured. i think he gave voters the comfort they needed to see against someone who is going up against someone whose policies have failed....
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thieves are stealing from large mailboxes. >>> mitt romney will be right here in the bay area today for a big campaign fund-raiser. he comes here with new brag the -- with new bragging rights. he's got enough del will gets and has -- delegates and has clinched the republican nomination. tara moriarty has more. >> reporter: it's a very stunning backdrop here at the chateau. it's a 65,000-square foot mansion. it is the exclusivity that has democrats upset. a tent is already in place near a giant pool. democrats charge that romney is an out of -- out-of-touch millionaire. when it comes to the issues of this campaign. analysts say romney can't go after obama's policy since obama got bin laden, got out of the war and is wine with inwag down the war. >> i think -- and is winding -- out of the war and is -- and is winding down the war now. en siders say it's -- insiders say it's unlikely that meg whitman would get the vp nomination. back to you. >>> mitt romney and the super- pac that supports him, they received a $535 military loan and then went bankrupt. we want to check in with sal, keeping
thieves are stealing from large mailboxes. >>> mitt romney will be right here in the bay area today for a big campaign fund-raiser. he comes here with new brag the -- with new bragging rights. he's got enough del will gets and has -- delegates and has clinched the republican nomination. tara moriarty has more. >> reporter: it's a very stunning backdrop here at the chateau. it's a 65,000-square foot mansion. it is the exclusivity that has democrats upset. a tent is already in...
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right now with 20% of precincts reporting romney is a head of santorum, 41% to 31%. ron paul in third, gingrich who didn't even campaign in michigan is in 4th with 7%. based on exit polls, cnn has just called arizona and all of its delegates for romney as the polls there close just about ten minutes ago. >>> the polls as we mentioned the polls closed in arizona just a minute ago and early returns show romney, santorum, gingrich, and -- you know -- let me just set this straight. we have incorrect information. the fact is that romney has won in arizona. that's really no surprise. he was way ahead in the polls and based on exit polling just into cnn predicting that romney will win arizona and all of its delegates. stay with us for the latest on the two primary and arizona and michigan. we will update them and have coverage tonight on the 10:00 news. >> high tension power lines, trees and a angry community leads to new legislation aimed at pg&e. >> more trouble tonight for google. this time over its new privacy policy. what experts say that could land them in court. >> a
right now with 20% of precincts reporting romney is a head of santorum, 41% to 31%. ron paul in third, gingrich who didn't even campaign in michigan is in 4th with 7%. based on exit polls, cnn has just called arizona and all of its delegates for romney as the polls there close just about ten minutes ago. >>> the polls as we mentioned the polls closed in arizona just a minute ago and early returns show romney, santorum, gingrich, and -- you know -- let me just set this straight. we have...
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nationwide right now romney leads sacramento, 495 to 252 delegates. >>> president obama appeared to teak a swipe at his republican rivals today during his weekly address? >> any politician that promises that for gas isn't looking for a solution, but your vote. >> the president says the high gas prices are a result of unrest in the middle east and the increasing demand for oiled overseas. he says long-term solutions involve alternative sources of energy and raising fuel economy standards. >>> we're getting a more detailed picture of the soldier accused of killing 16 afghan civilians. his attorney says staff sergeant robert bales has never demonstrated any animosity towards the afghan people and has said bales is "very mild manners." bales was on husband fourth combat mission when he was arrested. he arrived at the prison in fort leavenworth, kansas last night. so far bales has not been charged in those killings. >>> in the syrian capital of damascus, at least 27 people died and another 140 were wounded in two separate bombings. car bombs exploded outside of government intelligence and sec
nationwide right now romney leads sacramento, 495 to 252 delegates. >>> president obama appeared to teak a swipe at his republican rivals today during his weekly address? >> any politician that promises that for gas isn't looking for a solution, but your vote. >> the president says the high gas prices are a result of unrest in the middle east and the increasing demand for oiled overseas. he says long-term solutions involve alternative sources of energy and raising fuel...
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romney, for governor romney. this is going to be a long exhaustive process if he does it right. and he will do it right. beth meyers, the woman in charge of is it meticulous, conscientious and detail-oriented. at the end of three or four months, governor romney will have absurded a lo absorbed a lf information about the prospects and he will look at those who will be the best partner to him in the oval office? whose judgment, talent, communication skills who augment his ability to govern. and who would the country have confidence him if something terrible happened to president romney? >> and specifically, reaching out to somebody that might help you wane state, geographical choice. hispanics, republicans are in trouble with hispanics. they can also be good partners. >> it should be who helps me govern. politics should be secondary. there are possibilities to bring to the fray. but first, who helps me govern? >> chris: we have to leave it there. we'll play this parlor for what? between now and august? you figure out the math. we'll see you next week. don't forget to check out pan
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all right and another busy busy day for the president today and for mitt romney. but the president today he will start out we know in wisconsin. he will also be in ohio and then he will be in iowa. mitt romney also circling the battleground states including florida and virginia. back to you brian. >> republican presidential nominee mitt romney has a packed schedule today as he makes his final push in several battleground states. mitt romney will attend rallies in four states. coming up at 5:42 we will go live to boston where romney will spend election day. >>> right now it's 4:47. we want to check in on bay area traffic on this monday morning. sal, doesn't it feel like you got a lot more sleep with that extra hour? >> an extra hour for people in our business? gold. it's gold. so this morning i'm feeling a little good. that is good. >> i know. i feel so much more awake. >> good morning, everybody. let's take a look at the commute. right now traffic is moving along very well. i think a lot of people will be joining us because people who wakeup this early are used to
all right and another busy busy day for the president today and for mitt romney. but the president today he will start out we know in wisconsin. he will also be in ohio and then he will be in iowa. mitt romney also circling the battleground states including florida and virginia. back to you brian. >> republican presidential nominee mitt romney has a packed schedule today as he makes his final push in several battleground states. mitt romney will attend rallies in four states. coming up at...
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right now mitt romney is holding a rally in reno. 28 delegates are up for grabs there. it is not a winner take all. earlier today, mitt romney picked up an endorsement from donald trump. they appeared together in las vegas. he said he is the only candidate who is challenging china or trade issues. >> he is tough, smart, sharp. he is not going to allow bad things to continue to happen to this country that we love. mitt romney, go out and get them. >> both donald trump and mitt romney lashed out at china or its manufacturing and trade practices. >> economy is facing threats from abroad. >> his endorsement was a surprise. there was speculation he would back newt gingrich. newt gingrich wouldn't let go of his remarks yesterday about the pour. he held a rally at a manufacturing plant and commented on mitt romney's statement which he said he is not concerned about the very pour because they have a -- poor because they have a safety net. >> mitt romney and president obama believe a safety net is all the poor need. i don't believe that. what the poor need is a trampoline so the
right now mitt romney is holding a rally in reno. 28 delegates are up for grabs there. it is not a winner take all. earlier today, mitt romney picked up an endorsement from donald trump. they appeared together in las vegas. he said he is the only candidate who is challenging china or trade issues. >> he is tough, smart, sharp. he is not going to allow bad things to continue to happen to this country that we love. mitt romney, go out and get them. >> both donald trump and mitt romney...
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but mitt romney and i will take the right steps, in the right time, to get us back on the right track. >> we can turn this thing around. >> reporter: vice president joe biden reached out to ryan saturday to congratulate him and welcome him to the race. >> a lot of people in the other party might disagree with paul ryan. i don't know of anyone who doesn't respect his character and judgment. >> reporter: next up for romney's bus tour are three other battle ground states, north carolina, florida, and ohio. christina mulcher, ktvu channel 2news. >>> more details now on congressman ryan. he served 13 years in the house and currently heads the budget committee. his bill containing drastic cuts in the federal budget failed in the house. ryan is a catholic and is against abortion under any circumstances. the 42-year-old is the father of three. his wife jana was a tax attorney in washington, dc when they met. you can go to ktvu.com for more on paul ryan, including a biography. you can also find it on our politics page. >>> here in the bay area, residents are weighing in on mitt romney's choice
but mitt romney and i will take the right steps, in the right time, to get us back on the right track. >> we can turn this thing around. >> reporter: vice president joe biden reached out to ryan saturday to congratulate him and welcome him to the race. >> a lot of people in the other party might disagree with paul ryan. i don't know of anyone who doesn't respect his character and judgment. >> reporter: next up for romney's bus tour are three other battle ground states,...
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to far to the right in the primary, he said everything changes in the general election where you can change it up and start all over again. the comment shows how romney changes his positions on issues. >>> sheriff ross mirkarimi was served papers accusing him of official misconduct. on monday he was sentenced to three years probation for the false imprisonment of his wife on new year's eve. meanwhile, she is a first woman to head the department. >> i have had the privilege of working with the sheriff for quite some years. i trust her, i know her, i know she will be a great leader for our sheriff's department. >> the city's ethics commission will investigate the complaint. >>> the man involved with the scandal is due back in court today. stefan faces drug charges and that he attacked lockyer in a hotel. a sex tape of the two was given to her husband, straight treasurer bill lockyer. they are asking the chief of police to step down. they passed a no confidence vote handling the case of tray von martin. he was the african-american teen who was shot by a watch captain. he claims self-def
to far to the right in the primary, he said everything changes in the general election where you can change it up and start all over again. the comment shows how romney changes his positions on issues. >>> sheriff ross mirkarimi was served papers accusing him of official misconduct. on monday he was sentenced to three years probation for the false imprisonment of his wife on new year's eve. meanwhile, she is a first woman to head the department. >> i have had the privilege of...
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the coverage of the convention will continue through thursday when romney is scheduled right now to address the delegates. ken pritchett will be there live with reports all week long. . >> in homes of stopping massive flood ahead of isaac new orleans is reinforcing the levi system. they piled ton of sand on the wall that surround the low lying areas of that estimate the storm is expected to become a hurricane by tomorrow and could bring a 12-foot storm surge in some areas. >> many areas, mandatory evacuations for those targeted areas that are expected to get hurricane level winds. >> fema has officially activated its response center. the agency covers eight southeast states and it's ready to go into whichever the storm hits. flying in and out of new orleans is out of the question tonight. all airlines that serve the airport stopped operations at the end of their schedule today and there are no flights scheduled for tomorrow. all of the cancellations add up to hundreds of flights and thousands of passengers are now grounded and rushing to make other arrangements. >> and isaac is still a stor
the coverage of the convention will continue through thursday when romney is scheduled right now to address the delegates. ken pritchett will be there live with reports all week long. . >> in homes of stopping massive flood ahead of isaac new orleans is reinforcing the levi system. they piled ton of sand on the wall that surround the low lying areas of that estimate the storm is expected to become a hurricane by tomorrow and could bring a 12-foot storm surge in some areas. >> many...
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. >>> republican presidential hopeful mitt romney is in redwood city right now and ktvu's lorraine blanco joins us live with the support and protests that were waiting for him. >> reporter: the hotel placed barricades because they anticipated the protesters but as you can see, the protesters right now are blocking the entrance into hotel sofitel here, they are not letting any cars threw. police are taking a passive approach, they are not trying to move them, they are telling drivers to turn around and go to another entrance. he is here to raise money and also to secure california's important delegates. >> reporter: an hour before mitt romney's fundraiser, protesters chant outside hotel sofitel. mocking the pricy event and the guest of honor. >> if he has enough money he can buy the votes. >> reporter: ozzieost -- occupy redwood city, raging grannies and alliance of californians for community empowerment won't break character. >> corruption is the american way these days. >> reporter: this will help keep mitt romney's cash flowing. he stressed the need. >> i come to you before the californ
. >>> republican presidential hopeful mitt romney is in redwood city right now and ktvu's lorraine blanco joins us live with the support and protests that were waiting for him. >> reporter: the hotel placed barricades because they anticipated the protesters but as you can see, the protesters right now are blocking the entrance into hotel sofitel here, they are not letting any cars threw. police are taking a passive approach, they are not trying to move them, they are telling...
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he will make mitt romney in the third term of george bush. >> chris: is that right >> are you better off now than in 2008 yes, you are. but he's running out of time and we see that from the latest numbers. estimate of growth are down grade and we'll not see the kind of growth before people go to the polls and it is it going to boost hire the picture is not going to change much and so if this is not enough progress near americans, they will vote him out. >> chris: all right. before we get over negative about that. he's leading or tied in the polls and experts say hoe has a much easier path to the 270 electoral votes than mitt romney does at this point. liz, are you considering to run for the senate of wyoming. >> i love wyoming and wyoming t is my home and how important it is that we dephot obama in 2012 f. you and people are you better off now than five trillion dollars ago they say absolutely not there was a report yesterday that you are traveling around thitate and knowledging of running from the senate in wyoming. >> i am honored to and help support the republican party in wyoming
he will make mitt romney in the third term of george bush. >> chris: is that right >> are you better off now than in 2008 yes, you are. but he's running out of time and we see that from the latest numbers. estimate of growth are down grade and we'll not see the kind of growth before people go to the polls and it is it going to boost hire the picture is not going to change much and so if this is not enough progress near americans, they will vote him out. >> chris: all right....
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back their rights to the 1950s. mitt romney's campaign is shadowing president barack obama's campaign. the senator rob portman is traveling on the mitt romney bus. he has appearances in the same city as president barack obama, pueblo and colorado springs. now governor jindal is considered a top party for the presidential running mate. he made a statement about california during a campaign event. coming up, what mitt romney said that put governor jerry brown's office on the defensive. >>> contra coster county wants to talk. >>> they want to add 150 beds. the county is receiving money to move low-level offenders to local custody but opponents want to use it for treatment centers instead. >>> sal, is the commute awake yet? >> excuse me, it is awake, i am awake now. that is the san francisco fire department now, it is a spare the air day, by the way just incase you have the ability to look, let's take a look on 880, to the mcarthur drive, there are no major problems getting into the city and as a matter of fact there is
back their rights to the 1950s. mitt romney's campaign is shadowing president barack obama's campaign. the senator rob portman is traveling on the mitt romney bus. he has appearances in the same city as president barack obama, pueblo and colorado springs. now governor jindal is considered a top party for the presidential running mate. he made a statement about california during a campaign event. coming up, what mitt romney said that put governor jerry brown's office on the defensive....
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i should quit right there. >> mitt romney spent today touring the state. he raised eyebrows when he said he likes being able to fire people. mitt romney says he was referring to people changing health insurance companies. you will find the latest headlines and results for the new hampshire primary tomorrow. click on politics on www.ktvu.com. >>> a woman apologized for shoplifting from a store. she pleaded no contest friday. in a statement she said i accept responsibility and i offer apologies. i want to thank my family, constituents and colleagues for the support and patience they have given me. >>> a bay area lawmaker unveiled three new safety bills. he says his proposals hold utilities more accountable. it requires them to implement all ntsb regulations from their investigation of the san bruno disaster. whistle baltimore protections and require them to require safety performance when setting gas rates. >> less money spent on safety inspections meant more money for profit. this needs to change. >> they will be introduced this week. >>> mediation got unde
i should quit right there. >> mitt romney spent today touring the state. he raised eyebrows when he said he likes being able to fire people. mitt romney says he was referring to people changing health insurance companies. you will find the latest headlines and results for the new hampshire primary tomorrow. click on politics on www.ktvu.com. >>> a woman apologized for shoplifting from a store. she pleaded no contest friday. in a statement she said i accept responsibility and i...
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track. >> reporter: romney and ron paul are both trying to shake a last-minute surge. >> very liberal. >> lib snerl. >> have you looked a the records? if i had their record, i would talk about wha was gonna do, too. but i'm actually proud of my record. >> reporter: after add milling his chances of a win are -- admitting his chances of a win are soon, nit seems to have gotten a late boost of confidence. there is 41% who are you undecided. it's very possible to win. >> reporter: despite running at the back of the pack, rick perry and michele bachmann are get giving up on victory. >> i think we'll see a real surprise at the polls. >> reporter: noticably absent from the crowds is jon huntsman. he's not competing in iowa, choosing to focus on the primary next week in new hampshire. having been in iowa for a few mon the now, i can tell you these -- months now, i can tell you these candidates are taking this state seriously, in the hopes they will come out with momentum. they are hoping to do better than people think they will do. >>> people who are anxious to hear the iowa caucus results ca
track. >> reporter: romney and ron paul are both trying to shake a last-minute surge. >> very liberal. >> lib snerl. >> have you looked a the records? if i had their record, i would talk about wha was gonna do, too. but i'm actually proud of my record. >> reporter: after add milling his chances of a win are -- admitting his chances of a win are soon, nit seems to have gotten a late boost of confidence. there is 41% who are you undecided. it's very possible to win....